стыко́вка

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1.
dockingspaceflight
Стыко́вка корабля́ со ста́нцией прошла́ успе́шно.
The docking of the spacecraft with the station went smoothly.
Standard term for spacecraft linking up in orbit.
2.
joining, attachment, mating, butt jointengineering
Стыко́вка труб должна́ быть гермети́чной.
The joining of the pipes must be airtight.
Of pipes, cables, sections of a structure.
3.
layover, connection, transfer (between flights)aviation
У меня́ в Москве́ стыко́вка два ча́са.
I have a two-hour layover in Moscow.

Examples

У нас в Стамбуле стыковка шесть часов.
We have a six-hour layover in Istanbul.
Стыковка корабля со станцией прошла успешно.
The spacecraft's docking with the station was successful.